Bill Title: To amend Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly to require the Budget Planning and Management Commission to meet at least six times during the period of July 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010, and to declare an emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-03 - To Finance & Appropriations
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As Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Gardner, Amstutz
A BILL
| To amend Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the | 1 |
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128th General Assembly to require the Budget | 2 |
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Planning and Management Commission to meet at | 3 |
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least six times during the period of July 1, 2010, | 4 |
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through November 30, 2010, and to declare an | 5 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the | 7 |
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128th General Assembly be amended to read as follows: | 8 |
| Sec. 509.10. (A) There is hereby created the Budget Planning | 9 |
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and Management Commission, consisting of six members. The Speaker | 10 |
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of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the | 11 |
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House of Representatives, not more than two of whom shall be | 12 |
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members of the same political party, and the President of the | 13 |
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Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate, not more than | 14 |
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two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The | 15 |
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initial appointments shall be made not later than ninety days | 16 |
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after the effective date of this section. Vacancies shall be | 17 |
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filled in the manner provided for original appointments. | 18 |
| (B) The commission shall complete a study and make | 19 |
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recommendations that are designed to provide relief to the state | 20 |
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during the current difficult fiscal and economic period. In | 21 |
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developing the recommendations, the commission shall develop a | 22 |
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strategy for balancing the state budget for fiscal years 2012 and | 23 |
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2013. | 24 |
| (C) The commission shall appoint two of its members to serve | 25 |
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as co-chairpersons for the commission. One co-chairperson shall be | 26 |
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a member of the majority party of the House of Representatives, | 27 |
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and one co-chairperson shall be a member of the majority party of | 28 |
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the Senate. Commission meetings shall take place at the call of | 29 |
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the co-chairpersons of the commission. The commission shall | 30 |
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conduct meetings during the period of July 1, 2009, through | 31 |
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November 30, 2010, and shall meet at least six times during the | 32 |
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period of July 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010. | 33 |
| (D) Not later than November 30, 2010, the commission shall | 34 |
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submit a written report of its recommendations to the Speaker of | 35 |
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the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the | 36 |
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Governor. The commission ceases to exist upon submission of its | 37 |
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report. | 38 |
| (E) The Legislative Service Commission shall provide | 39 |
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technical, professional, and clerical support necessary for the | 40 |
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Budget Planning and Management Commission to perform its duties. | 41 |
| Section 2. That existing Section 509.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of | 42 |
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the 128th General Assembly is hereby repealed. | 43 |
| Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency | 44 |
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measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public | 45 |
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peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is to | 46 |
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establish recommendations for providing relief to the state during | 47 |
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a difficult fiscal and economic period and to develop a strategy | 48 |
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for fulfilling the constitutional mandate of balancing the state | 49 |
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budget. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect. | 50 |
